Planetary hours
in Madrid.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Saturday, 25 April 2026: day of Saturn
- Sunrise
- 07:22
- Sunset
- 21:04
- Next sunrise
- 07:20
A day hour lasts 1h 08m; a night hour, 51 min. Local time (Europe/Madrid).
Day
- 1♄︎ Saturn07:22 – 08:30
- 2♃︎ Jupiter08:30 – 09:39
- 3♂︎ Mars09:39 – 10:47
- 4☉︎ Sun10:47 – 11:56
- 5♀︎ Venus11:56 – 13:04
- 6☿︎ Mercury13:04 – 14:13
- 7☽︎ Moon14:13 – 15:21
- 8♄︎ Saturn15:21 – 16:30
- 9♃︎ Jupiter16:30 – 17:38
- 10♂︎ Mars17:38 – 18:47
- 11☉︎ Sun18:47 – 19:55
- 12♀︎ Venus19:55 – 21:04
Night
- 1☿︎ Mercury21:04 – 21:55
- 2☽︎ Moon21:55 – 22:46
- 3♄︎ Saturn22:46 – 23:38
- 4♃︎ Jupiter23:38 – 00:29
- 5♂︎ Mars00:29 – 01:21
- 6☉︎ Sun01:21 – 02:12
- 7♀︎ Venus02:12 – 03:03
- 8☿︎ Mercury03:03 – 03:55
- 9☽︎ Moon03:55 – 04:46
- 10♄︎ Saturn04:46 – 05:37
- 11♃︎ Jupiter05:37 – 06:29
- 12♂︎ Mars06:29 – 07:20
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Madrid?
On Saturday, 25 April 2026, the Sun rises at 07:22 and sets at 21:04: the day lasts 13h 42m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 08m. The night, until the next sunrise at 07:20, lasts 10h 17m: twelve night hours of 51 min.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Saturn, from 07:22 to 08:30: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Jupiter, Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, then Saturn again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.